LEO Lecturer I for Fall 2026 - COMPLIT 122

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and the Department of Comparative Literature seeks qualified applicants for one Lecturer I position to each teach three sections of COMPLIT 122 for the Fall 2026 term. This appointment is scheduled to begin on August 25, 2026 and end on December 31, 2026.

Each course section is equivalent to 33.33% appointment effort. This position is pending enrollment demand.

A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a lecturer I in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is three courses per semester.

Duties of this lecturer I position are expected to include teaching, designing a course syllabus, developing course materials, leading recitation sections, evaluating and grading students, and holding regularly scheduled office hours as well as attend the department's GSI/Lecturer training scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2026.

• Terminal degree, such as a Phd or MFA, in Literature or another humanities department
• Previous experience teaching a First-Year Writing Requirement course at the University of Michigan

The selection criteria used for this search are based on how the applicant's education and experience meet the required minimum qualifications for the position. Excellence in teaching and instruction will be the principal criteria used to select the successful candidate.

COMPLIT 122:
Writing World Literatures

COMPLIT 122 is an intensive writing course designed to increase media and cultural literacies across boundaries of language, history, genre, and culture while fulfilling the LSA First-Year Writing Requirement. It requires intense work on composition, argumentation, and contextualization of the creative texts from a comparative perspective. Topics and readings vary by instructor, but should be selected to prepare students to write in diverse academic contexts.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Successful candidates must be available to teach three sections of COMPLIT 122 according to the following schedule:
Wednesdays and Fridays 11:30 - 1 PM, 2:30 - 4 PM, and 4 - 5:30 PM

The Director of Undergraduate Studies will review and approve syllabi before the start of the term.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Review of applications will begin immediately. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Final date to receive applications is August 6, 2026. The anticipated date by which an offer will be made is no later than August 17, 2026.

The appointment opportunity described in this posting is subject to final approval by the academic unit.

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.